NOTICE OF THE PASSING OF ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT

PART OF THOROLD TOWNSHIP LOTS 171-172; PART 1 ON RP 59R-728

Forest Park Plan of Subdivision

(File Nos. AM-06-2024)

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Pelham passed By-Law No. 79-2024 on November 20, 2024, being a by-law which amends Zoning By-law No. 4481 (2022), as amended, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended.

Procedure for Filing an Appeal: The Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, Section 34(19), as amended states that an appeal may be filed by the applicant, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, a “specified person” and/or any “public body” (as defined by the Planning Act, Section 1(1)) within twenty (20) days of the making of the decision.

Appeals may be made by filing a notice of appeal with the Clerk via the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) e-file portal. Public users can access the portal at the following link: https://olt.gov.on.ca/e-file-service/ by selecting Pelham, (Town of), as the Approval Authority. If the e-file portal is down, please file the appeal with the Clerk’s Office in-person, or electronically using the following email address: clerks@pelham.ca All appeals must be submitted by the deadline indicated in the Notice of Decision.

The prescribed fee for filing a zoning by-law amendment appeal with the OLT is $400.00 for a private citizen, a registered charity or a non-profit ratepayers’ association and $1,100 for a corporation. Payment can be made online through e-file or a certified cheque/money order, including the Appeal ID number(s), can be submitted to the Minister of Finance, Province of Ontario. If you wish to appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) or request a fee reduction for an appeal, forms are available from the OLT website at www.olt.gov.on.ca.

Last day for filing an appeal of this decision to the Ontario Land Tribunal is Wednesday December 11th, 2024 by 4:30 p.m.

Planning staff’s recommendation report was presented to Council on November 6, 2024. The report can be found online at https://events.pelham.ca/meetings.

The explanation of the purpose and effect of the by-law is attached. The complete by-law is available for public review by request via email or at the Town of Pelham Municipal Office, Community Planning & Development Department, located at 20 Pelham Town Square, Fonthill, between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm.

DATED at the Town of Pelham, this 21st day of November, 2024.

SARAH LEACH – ACTING TOWN CLERK

THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF PELHAM

P. O. BOX 400, 20 PELHAM TOWN SQUARE

FONTHILL, ON L0S 1E0